At Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant, preparations are being made for further safe operation of power unit No. The term of the current permit document is being poured into the river – at the birth of 2025.
Until what time the operating organization – JSC “NAEK “Energoatom”, which is part of “VP PAES” branch, can submit documents to the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine to confirm the level of safety of the nuclear installation and confirm the feasibility of carrying out the declared activity at the current stage of the life cycle analysis – said Oleksandr Tarasov, head of the service for resource reliability and continuity of operation of the VP PAES branch.
– Oleksandr Anatoliyovich, the periodic reassessment of the safety of power units is carried out once every 10 years. In power unit No. 2, the river will run out before the end of the term. What is chopped?
– Finish it generously. An assessment of the technical level most important for the safety of the equipment was carried out. We reviewed documentation, conducted validity investigations of various certification codes, and reviewed operational controls. Based on the obtained data, studies were prepared regarding the possibility of continuing the term of exploitation of the property. Some of them have already been approved, and the review is still underway. The solutions to continue the operation of the equipment are designed to ensure the reliable operation of the equipment, which is partly a hidden control program for the old power unit. In accordance with nuclear and radiation safety standards and regulations, all standard procedures for repair, maintenance, control, etc. is consistently observed for all equipment. It is best to check additional inputs to the control program for old elements and the design of the power unit.
– What strategies from advanced power unit No. 2 was completed as part of preparations for the long-term operation?
– Improving the safety of nuclear power units is a gradual process. At JSC “NAEK” Energoatom “, safety is the highest priority. Also, the work behind it was also not directly carried out: not before the license for long-term operation was revoked, and not after. Take only 7 breasts as a point of departure 2015, the day when DYAR was granted a license for the right to operate power unit No. 2 until 2025, then clearly for the remaining 9 years within the framework of long-term operation PAES power unit No. 2 has been completed in the reconstruction and modernization, transfer of existing programs of the state and Galuzian, which is completed by the Comprehensive (Integrated) Security Improvement Program approved today in DIYAR It is about the development of 14 strategies in this program, three of them are called “post-Fukushim”. This absence was the cause of the accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, and now there is strong evidence that the Vikon Nuclear Power Plant is also under pressure. to improve reliability and efficiency. ownership. The biggest is the replacement of the turbine condenser and the turbolive pump condensers, as well as the oil coolers in the head circulation pump systems.
– Not all property is replaceable. What can you say about some systems and mechanisms that do not need replacement?
– I sing, until the property, because it will not take long to change it, respect is more delicious. Technical maintenance and repairs are carefully carried out, and metal inspection and other operational procedures are carried out as necessary. The assessment of my technical work is being completed. To extend the operational term of transmission equipment, study operational reliability.
– We believe that power unit No. 2 revokes its license by river. What’s next?
– Continue to safely operate and generate electricity for Ukraine and Ukrainians. Our goal is to quickly complete all the necessary procedures and confirm the possibility of more reliable long-term operation of the power unit.
Olena Reznik
Source: korrespondent
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